Surviving The Gig Economy: When Your Talent Pool Refuses To Stay Put
If the last decade has taught us something, it’s that we will live in a world that continues to disrupt. It is impacting how people behave, how they consume information and how business should operate, as a result. The economy that, in years’ past, has been the fortress of stability, is now as predictable as […]
The Cynic’s Viewpoint: Is it Possible to Construct an Organization of Caring?
In the last two weeks I’ve become engaged conversation with colleagues who have experienced recent layoffs. Each situation was different. (Note: the names and situations have been modified) In the first situation, Ben had been a successful banker for an established global financial services company for over 20 years. He had progressed through the ranks, and overtime […]
Big, Bad Data: How Talent Analytics Will Make It Work In HR
Here’s a mind-blowing fact to spark up the late-summer doldrums: research from IBM IBM -1.35% shows that 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone. I find this fascinating. Which means that companies have access to an unprecedented amount of information: insights, intelligence, trends, future-casting. In […]
Developing The Right Company Culture
I work in a start-up business. I have been blessed with a great team who lived and breathed the company culture everyday – people who exude the passion to try new things and develop new ways of streamlining and becoming smart in how we grow and attract the right customers. As a small company, we listened […]
The Science of Happiness and Why it’s Critical in the Workplace
Many companies are still unclear on what employee happiness means, how it can be measured and whether it has any relevance at all. Although most of us would agree that the pursuit of happiness should be a life goal, validating Aristotle’s argument that happiness is the whole purpose of human existence, many organizations stop short […]
A Revealing Look at the Impact of Silos
For years I worked in siloed environments. I’m sure we all have. But back then, I’m not sure we really knew what “silo” meant. We do now. I looked up this definition today: a horizontal container, or tower, often cylindrical in shape a strengthened underground position in which missile systems are sited for protection against attack […]
Training Your Employees To Use Social At Work Is Only Half The Battle
Based on my experience implementing employee engagement programs with our global customers, having a modern social business infrastructure in place allows for the highest ROI of your investment in employee social media training. -Stephanie Malatesta, Customer Success Lead, PostBeyond The business world is changing. The millennial mindset has taken over. People use different channels to […]
A Millennial Perspective: What Makes a GREAT Workplace
I work as a Branch Manager for a Credit Union in Pennsylvania where I have been employed for over 5 years; a bit unusual in the current work environment where on average, millennials are leaving their companies in less than 3 years. My experience in Management, Information Technology Services, Branch Operations, Project Management, and Process […]
Putting Customers First Enables Employee Collaboration
I have worked in silos… too many times. When I worked in the credit card industry, my department (Online Channels) supported all credit card products: House Cards, Premium Cards, Co-branded Cards. We drove individual and cross-sell campaigns many times at the request of the individual product manager. This process was wrought with message duplication ie […]
Blended Generation Think Tank: What Makes a Happy and Productive Work Culture?
This Think Tank brings together GenX, GenY and Boomers to discuss the importance of work culture: what keeps them engaged and what keeps them loyal? Our Boomer Think Tank , Millennial Think Tank and GenX Think Tank have weighed in. The Definition of Work Culture via Wikipedia is: Culture is the character and personality of your organization. It’s […]